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it could be and on referring to the Surveyor General's Department found that plans of the public drainage 20 existence and very little was known about them. House drainage in many parts of the town did not exist at all. In many cases whole streets had been built two or three hundred yards in length with solid brick houses on each side before any road had been laid down; these streets had no main drain, no side channels.
There were road ways 22.0 foot paths, but the remainder was in the rough just as the land had been found, except that grass grew upon it. There was no house drainage and garbage was thrown into the roadway; these streets are now being put in order.
In regards to the construction of the Chinese houses, they were, from a sanitary point of view, as bad as could be. The floor of the upper rooms could not be washed without drenching the people in the rooms below. The walls, which were of the flimsiest possible construction, had never been whitewashed inside or out since they were built, no matter how old they were.
The smoke of the kitchens permeated the whole building, there being no chimneys, only a hole in the floor and roof for it to escape by. In the kitchens, without any separation, were the latrines. Many families lived in each house, and pigs were kept under the beds on the ground, first, and second floors, and in the kitchens. In nearly all cases, the people had Government licenses for keeping them, and on the licenses, they were described as having a "fit and proper place." These licenses were often four and five years old.
In many cases, the pigs kept in a single house varied from scores to hundreds. In one house, with thirty people living in it, there were 272 pigs, all being licensed as being kept in "fit and proper places." These licenses were issued by the Market Inspector.
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it could be and on
referring to the
Surveyor General's Department found that
plans of the public dramage
20
existence and very
little was
in
were tw
known
about them. Hause drainage in many parts of the town did not exist at all. cases whole streets had been
In
many
in
built two or three hundred yards length with solid brick houses on each
side before
any
road had been laid down, these streets had no main drain,
no side channels.
road
way
22.0
foot paths, but the remained in the rough jest
as the land had been found, except that
220
grass grew upon it.
There
was no
hause drainage and garbage
was thrown into the roud way,
there streets are
order.
only
Now
Lone
being put in
of
regards the construction of
the lehinese houses they
were in
they
Sanitary Boint of view as bad as could be the floor of the upper rooms could not be washed without drenching the people in the rooms belown the walls
which
"which were
of the flimsiest possible
construction had never been whitewashed
inside or out since they mutter how old they.
built no
were
were,
the smoke
of the kitchens permeated the whole building there being
20
chimneys only
a hole in the floor and roof for it to excape by.
In the kitchens without
any separation were the latrines. Many families lived in each house and pigo
were
of
kept under the beds the ground, first and second floors and in the kitchens, in nearly all cases the people had Government licenses for keeping them and on the licenser they
licenses extér
till
were described
having a "fit and proper place" these extending further orders" were four and five years old.
in many
Cases
The pigs kept in a single house varied from scores to hundreds,
becided over
Onl
house
thirty people living in it
there were 272 pigs, all were licensed
ao
being kept in
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" fit and proper places". Theser licenses were issued by the Market
Inspector
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